"The cast is uniformly high spirited and attractive." New York Times "LOVE DON'T COST A THING is one of those rare films about teenagers that tries to be both sassy and sweet -- and succeeds on both counts." Los Angeles Times "Milian has had a lot of smaller roles, but this is her first lead, and she fills it with confidence and charm."Chicago Sun-Times "[A] smart, funky, thoroughly enjoyable update of the '80s romantic comedy CAN'T BUY ME LOVE." Premiere21.46467

"It's an easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer, abetted by fellow King of Comedy Steve Harvey and by glamorous and witty Vanessa Williams."Los Angeles Times0.8664756

"[The dancing] is as spontaneous as it is spectacular....Choreographers Dave Scott and Shane Sparks have deftly given the dancing sequences flow and form while preserving the all-important street spirit of the moves."Los Angeles Times "[W]hen it comes to the dancing, YOU GOT SERVED works very well on its own terms." Box Office0.1642773

"...A rousing, warmhearted comedy, as infectious as the gospel music it celebrates. Cuba Gooding Jr. and pop superstar Beyonce Knowles lead a large, entertaining cast in a film abundant with feel-good pleasures..." Los Angeles Times "...[Knowles] comes across as warm and sympathetic..."Chicago Sun-Times "...Full-throated and good-hearted, yet tart and sharp in all the right places..." Entertainment Weekly "...[With] rousing gospel numbers....Rich commingling of singers and character actors and a nice star turn by multi-Grammy winner Beyonce Knowles keep things rolling..." Variety0.1642773

"Relaxed yet lively, the byplay in THINK LIKE A MAN has some of the spark of director Tim Story's BARBERSHOP a decade ago."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "A battle-of-the-sexes comedy that carefully balances the odds -- if not our sympathies -- for both genders....A winning cast and solid writing from screenwriters Keith Merryman and David A. Newman should appeal to men and women alike..."Box Office "THINK LIKE A MAN is rowdy and funny and showcases an immensely likable ensemble cast it uses to delineate its war between the sexes."Movieline0.1642773

"Relaxed yet lively, the byplay in THINK LIKE A MAN has some of the spark of director Tim Story's BARBERSHOP a decade ago."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "A battle-of-the-sexes comedy that carefully balances the odds -- if not our sympathies -- for both genders....A winning cast and solid writing from screenwriters Keith Merryman and David A. Newman should appeal to men and women alike..."Box Office "THINK LIKE A MAN is rowdy and funny and showcases an immensely likable ensemble cast it uses to delineate its war between the sexes."Movieline0.1642773

"...[Knowles] comes across as warm and sympathetic..."Chicago Sun-Times "...Full-throated and good-hearted, yet tart and sharp in all the right places..."Entertainment Weekly "...[With] rousing gospel numbers....Rich commingling of singers and character actors and a nice star turn by multi-Grammy winner Beyonce Knowles keep things rolling..."Variety "...A rousing, warmhearted comedy, as infectious as the gospel music it celebrates. Cuba Gooding Jr. and pop superstar Beyonce Knowles lead a large, entertaining cast in a film abundant with feel-good pleasures..."Los Angeles Times0.1642773

"Spike Lee does more than merely film a concert....A laugh riot..." -- 3.5 out of 4 starsUSA Today "...Sly and hilarious moments..."Entertainment Weekly "...Their comedy gives audiences that have never seen anything like it a hilarious window on a new world....There's an energy that comes from their rapport with their crowd..."New York Times "...It's a worthwhile artifact and a hoot..."Total Film "...A dynamite film concert....The convergence of these sensational comedians is reason enough to film them in performance on the same bill..."Los Angeles Times0.1642773

"The vocal talent is top-notch..."New York Times "[T]he film is populated with endearing animals that are expertly anthropomorphized and that are voiced by, among others, a sprinkling of famous names..."Los Angeles Times0.1368978

"...A savagely comic burst of mayhem....Quentin Tarantino is a genuine find..." Rolling Stone "...An astute mix of wit and cynicism....This is a film of considerable acuity and power..." Sight and Sound "...Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect..."New York Times "...An audacious high-wire act....[Tarantino] has a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue..." Los Angeles Times "...Tarantino has a confident, kinetic way of shooting action....[Madsen] here emerges with the kind of really menacing screen presence only a few actors achieve..." Chicago Sun-Times "Nothing less than genius." Uncut9.069827

"...A savagely comic burst of mayhem....Quentin Tarantino is a genuine find..." Rolling Stone "...An astute mix of wit and cynicism....This is a film of considerable acuity and power..." Sight and Sound "...Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect..."New York Times "...An audacious high-wire act....[Tarantino] has a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue..." Los Angeles Times "...Tarantino has a confident, kinetic way of shooting action....[Madsen] here emerges with the kind of really menacing screen presence only a few actors achieve..." Chicago Sun-Times "Nothing less than genius." Uncut9.069827

"...A savagely comic burst of mayhem....Quentin Tarantino is a genuine find..." Rolling Stone "...An astute mix of wit and cynicism....This is a film of considerable acuity and power..." Sight and Sound "...Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect..."New York Times "...An audacious high-wire act....[Tarantino] has a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue..." Los Angeles Times "...Tarantino has a confident, kinetic way of shooting action....[Madsen] here emerges with the kind of really menacing screen presence only a few actors achieve..." Chicago Sun-Times "Nothing less than genius." Uncut9.069827

"...An audacious high-wire act....[Tarantino] has a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue..."Los Angeles Times "...Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect..."New York Times "...Tarantino has a confident, kinetic way of shooting action....[Madsen] here emerges with the kind of really menacing screen presence only a few actors achieve..."Chicago Sun-Times "Nothing less than genius."Uncut "...A savagely comic burst of mayhem....Quentin Tarantino is a genuine find..."Rolling Stone "...An astute mix of wit and cynicism....This is a film of considerable acuity and power..."Sight and Sound9.069827

"...An audacious high-wire act....[Tarantino] has a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue..."Los Angeles Times "...Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect..."New York Times "...Tarantino has a confident, kinetic way of shooting action....[Madsen] here emerges with the kind of really menacing screen presence only a few actors achieve..."Chicago Sun-Times "Nothing less than genius."Uncut "...A savagely comic burst of mayhem....Quentin Tarantino is a genuine find..."Rolling Stone "...An astute mix of wit and cynicism....This is a film of considerable acuity and power..."Sight and Sound9.069827

Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.53) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."Rolling Stone (6/10/93) - 3 Stars - Good - "...explore[s] the toxic consequences of intimacy with a lacerating explicitness reminiscent of Marianne Faithfull's BROKEN ENGLISH..."Spin (9/99, p.138) - Ranked #37 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."Spin (5/93, p.79) - Highly Recommended - "...plung[es] into the battle of the sexes with a saber that sharpens with each cut....the band's songs prove to be as surefooted on rocky terrain as on pop's rolling hills..."Q (12/99, p.76) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."Q (1/94, p.87) - Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...about as exciting as three-piece rock music gets without actually being the Jimi Hendrix Experience..."Alternative Press (7/95, p.80) - Ranked #19 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...RID OF ME's `tough woman' scream attests that Harvey's lineage includes, but doesn't begin or end with, Patti Smith. Tough because the music likes it that way, woman because she was born one. This has everything to do with rock and roll...and nothing to do with some textbook treatise on womanhood..."Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.76) - Ranked #11 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...Steve Albini captured her band in all its abrasive glory..."Musician (7/93, p.90) - "...Unlike DRY, which drew most of its strength from the uncluttered eloquence of Polly Harvey's songwriting, RID OF ME keeps its focus on the churning, Beefhartian clangor of her band..."Village Voice (3/1/94) - Ranked #3 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.NME (Magazine) (8/12/00, p.29) - Ranked #19 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums".NME (Magazine) (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #15 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 Albums Of 1993.'NME (Magazine) (4/23/93, p.29) - 8 - Excellent - "...RID OF ME rises from a whisper to a scream, over and over until you can hardly bear it anymore....Don't look now, Polly, but you're a WOMAN!..."0.1692184

"...PICNIC exudes the irresistible pull of nostalgia....PICNIC is a classic..." Los Angeles Times "...Holden and Novak dancing to 'Moonglow' is still among the moments that define '50s pop cinema..." USA Today0.1564702

Q (4/93, p.86) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...we have to put up with covers of "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Harvest Moon," but fans of RESERVOIR DOGS realize that it is a small price to pay for such a souvenir..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.67) - Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks" - "...An eclectic post-Scorcese pop score that reshaped the modern soundtrack with its dialogue samples and oddball bubblegum soul."0.1466834

Q (Magazine) (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ome of Pierce's many admirers flesh out a series of works-in-progress he left behind when he died."Mojo (Publisher) (p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE JOURNEY IS LONG is testament to the love that one of rock'n'roll's most unconstrained characters can still command."Uncut (magazine) (p.93) - "The malignant groove of Cave's 'City In Pain' might just be pick of the crop, though there are also suitably bluesy treatments by Hugo Race and Barry Adamson..."0.1466834